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No. 859,739. PATENTED JULY 9, 1907.

M. G. GHAPIN.

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G. CHAPIN, OF PRO VIDENGE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO'SARAH G. 3 i SCHUYLER, OF ARLINGTGN, MASSACHUSETTS.

Gamma Specification ofLetters- Intent. I

Patented July 9, 1907."

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mari? G. (harm, a citizen of the United States, residing at- Providence, in the county of Providence, State of Rhode Island, ha've invented an Improvement in Garments, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

My invention relates to bifurcated nether garments for women particularly to a type of combined drawers and skirt. I My invention will be best understood and appreciated from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings of a garment illustrating one embodiment of my invention while its-scope will be particularly pointed out in the op pended claims.

Referring to the drawingsr-Figure 1 is a representation of a part of a figure to show the method of attaching and wearing the drawers; Fig. 2 is a rear view of the drawers spread out to show the general design; Fig. 3 is a view or one half of the drawers as cut from a pattern of similar shape; Fig. 4, a similar view of half the rufiie for each leg portion; Fig. 5, one half the belt or upper band; and Fig. 6, the binding for the placket.

The combined drawers and skirt herein shown are designed to avoid encumbering the hips with unnecessary bands, belts or other layers of material, the garment here designed and adapted to be suspended from the lower portion of a corset, waist, or other equivalent to a corset. This arrangement presents a figure having smaller hips than would be possible in wearing the ordinary drawers and skirts. While the combined drawers and skirt is therefore especially adapted for fleshy people it is equally desirable to others as will be shown in the proper place.

The combined drawers and skirt preferably comprises when completed but six pieces, the two body and leg portions, 1, the two ruflles, 2, if used, belt or band, 3, and the binding, if used, for the placket, 4. When out from a pattern, the body and leg portions, 1, are of the irregular shape shown by Fig. 3, the top, 5, being approximately straight, the slight outward curve therein, however, enabling the top or the belt, 3, secured to-it (Fig-M1 and 2,) to fit the natural curves of the corset or body, A, and hold it in position across the front and ardund the hips to the back. The

straight edge 7, of said body portion is stitched or otherwise secured to a similar edge on the other half of the garment to form the front body seam, 1, the top edges, 5, adjacent thereto constituting the front upper edges of the drawers. The opposite and corsasponding back edges, 8, of the two body portions are united to form the back seam, 18. a portion, 9,

however, being left unstitched from thev top to a point,

10, designated by a notch on the pattern, to form a short placket or back opening. 11., strengthened by "the usual binding, 4, if used, said placket being only used or necessary to facilitate putting on or removing the garment. The upper and lower portions of the back edge, 8, are both curved in a manner commonto such garments to fit the natural curves of the body.

The lower lateral edges, 12 and 13, are united to form the leg seam, 19, to form leg portions of unusual circumference or diameter.

To the slightly chrved bottom of each leg is sewed a ruffle, 2, one half of which is shownin Fig. 4, and tothe bottom of which any desired trimming, 20, is attached.

The ends, '14, of the band. or belt 3, forming the top of the finished garment are sewed together and said band suitably secured to the top edge of the united body portions, 1, said ends being turned downwardly at their lower front edges to form a point, 21, to

strengthen and-ornament the top of the garment.

The middle of each half of the band, 3,. is provided with'e button hole, 15, oneqpivalent, for attachment to a button or other fastening near the bottom of the side portions of a corset or waist, A these two fastenings constituting the only supports for.holding the so Q drawers in position. To cause said drawers to fit snuglyto the corset when put on and to facilitate their removal'the rear end of each half of the belt or band 3, is provided with suitable fastening means,

'herein shown, as a button hole, 16, for a button 22,

(see Fig. 2,) for closing or opening the placket, 11. When supported by the corset button, 22, the closing of the placket, 11, by buttoning the rear ends ofthe belt together causes the drawers, belt or band, 3,

(Fig. 1), to [it-snugly against the lower abdominal portion of the corset in front around the sides to and against the lower portions of the back of the corset, the shape of the comet causing the drawers to be held in proper position.

By providing a garment of this construction and by supporting them in the manner described and shown the belt, band, or other portions of mid garment do not bear upon or lie around the wearers waist or. above the hips, but below them. Moreover, as the quantity of material used in making these drawers is unusually large, and, as completed, the breadth is very full, they serve every purpose of a skirt or petticoat so that the garment is practically a combined skirt and drawers. This of course makes the nod of one skirt at unnecessary and m m. in reducing,ths:sire o! the hips since without the use of a combined drawers and skirt supported as described a skirt would have to besupported over the hips. By my method of supporting the garment below t he waist and hips, pressure around the waist is removed and additional freedom and comfort insured to the wearer.

My invention embodies drawers comprising a unitary closed body portion having two divergent leg portions united together throughout their upper adjoining margins, the lower open ends of said leg portions constituting combined leg and body openings such that either-opening whileencom'passing aleg ofthe wearer addition be drawn across the lower endof the bod-yoi the wearer for'toilet purposes; without dropping or separating the body-or airy-part thereof] While the drawers'are' here shown as-combined with a corset to serve as ai'support'applicant is not limited to such support.

Claims.

capable of being drawn into position to expose the lower portion of the body of the wearer without disturbing the closed condition of the unitary body.

In testimony whereof, I have signedvmy name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARY o. CHAPIN.

Witnesses:

Sana G. Senurnsu, Smut-1r- SMITH.

either of which while encompassing a leg of the wearer is 

